Airtable

Airtable cheat sheet

A visual cheat-sheet for the 36 keyboard shortcuts found in Airtable

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

Shortcut Action
Ctrl Z Undo action
Ctrl Shift Z Redo action
Ctrl P Print the current table view or current expanded record (if inside an expanded record)
Ctrl J Opens the table switcher in the current base
Ctrl K Opens the quick base switcher if on the home screen or inside a base
Ctrl Shift K Opens the view switcher in the current base
Ctrl Shift F Opens the filter menu in the current view, press enter to create a new filter
Ctrl Shift D Opens the grouped records menu in the current view, press enter to collapse or expand all groups
Ctrl Shift S Opens the sort menu in the current view, press enter to re-apply the most recent sort
Ctrl Shift \ Toggles blocks
Ctrl F Opens the find bar, use esc to close it
Ctrl ; Sets the selected date/datetime field to now
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Grid View

Shortcut Action
Ctrl C Copy a cell or range of cells
Ctrl X Cut a cell or range of cells
Ctrl V Paste a cell (if you select a range of cells, you can paste the same value into multiple cells at once)
Space Expand the active record, use esc to return to the table
Shift Space Expand the active cell, you can then use arrow keys to move to different cells
PgUp Scrolls one screen up
PgDn Scrolls one screen down
Alt PgUp Scrolls one screen left
Alt PgDn Scrolls one screen right
Ctrl (arrows) Jump to the edge of the table
Ctrl Shift (arrows) Jump to the edge of table and select cells
Shift (arrows) Select range of cells, you can also click while holding shift to select cells
Shift Enter Insert a record below the selected cell
Enter Edit the selected cell
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Shortcut Action
Ctrl Up/Down Scroll to edge of gallery
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Kanban View

Shortcut Action
Left Scroll kanban board to the left by one stack
Right Scroll kanban board to the right by one stack
Ctrl Left Scroll kanban board to the left edge
Ctrl Right Scroll kanban board to the right edge
Ctrl Up Scroll all stacks to the top
Ctrl Down Scroll all stacks to the bottom
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Expanded Record

Shortcut Action
Ctrl Shift < Move to the previous record while viewing an expanded record
Ctrl Shift > Move to the next record while viewing an expanded record
Esc Close expanded record
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